Mars ending NASCAR sponsorship after 2022
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Mars, Incorporated, longtime sponsor of Kyle Busch through brands like M&M’s, will leave NASCAR at the end of the 2022 season.
In addition to retaining Brett Moffitt, Our Motorsports has added Anthony Alfredo and Jeb Burton to their 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series roster.
Justin Haley’s NASCAR Cup car for Kaulig Racing will be numbered 31. It partners the multi-driver #16 that will be split between A.J. Allmendinger, Noah Gragson, and Daniel Hemric.
Mason Massey will run the “majority” of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series schedule in the #91 for DGM Racing.
Remember when Daniel Hemric and Noah Gragson fought after the NASCAR Xfinity race at Atlanta? They’re going to share a Kaulig Racing Cup car with A.J. Allmendinger in 2022.
Two-time NASCAR Truck Series champion Todd Bodine has 794 career NASCAR national starts. After last racing in 2017, he hopes to break 800 with a six-race Truck schedule for Halmar Friesen Racing.
Landon Cassill will drive Kaulig Racing’s #10 for the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity season. Crypto platform Voyager Digital follows him to his new team, and he will be fully paid in cryptocurrencies by the sponsor.
Mullet to McLeod? Josh Williams has signed a multi-year contract with B.J. McLeod Motorsports to drive the #78 in the NASCAR Xfinity Series beginning 2022 with aspirations of moving up to the Cup Series.
Ahead of its return to the NASCAR schedule in 2022, Lucas Oil Raceway has revived the popular Indianapolis Raceway Park name to become Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.
GMS Racing’s purchase of a majority in Richard Petty Motorsports has turned the new union into Petty GMS Motorsports. Erik Jones will remain in the #43 while Ty Dillon will pilot the #42 (originally #94).
With the addition of Kris Wright, Niece Motorsports will be a four-driver team for the 2022 NASCAR Truck Series.
Hill Motorsports will expand to two trucks in 2022, with owner Timmy Hill running the full NASCAR Truck schedule in the #56. The team will also switch from Chevrolet to Toyota.
When Tyler Carpenter won the Gateway Dirt Nationals’ Late Model race on Saturday, he will receive the opportunity to pilot a NASCAR Truck at Knoxville in 2022.
While he finished last in the final, Chase Elliott’s first foray into Nitro Rallycross saw him in a close battle qualifier with Tanner Foust end in controversy followed by a tense duel with Fraser McConnell in their semi-final.
18-year-old ARCA East driver and sim racer Parker Retzlaff will make his NASCAR Xfinity début in 2022 when he runs ten races for RSS Racing.
In a stunning development, Richard Petty Motorsports has sold off its two charters and a majority interest to new NASCAR Cup team GMS Racing. The legendary #43 car will likely still remain as RPM instead of rebranding to GMS.
Niece Motorsports is offering the winner of Saturday’s Super Late Model feature at the Gateway Dirt Nationals a ride for the NASCAR Truck Series race at Knoxville.
